A Democrat and a Republican were leading in unofficial returns Tuesday night in a nationally targeted special election for a historically Republican Texas House seat. Democrat Eliz Markowitz — the only Democrat in the race — was in first place, while Republican Gary Gates was in second, according to unofficial returns. The race will head to a runoff if no …

Dallas police are investigating a shooting that left a man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds Tuesday morning. The victim was found around 3:15 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 5800 block of Bonnie View Road in southeast Oak Cliff, police said. Officers followed a blood trail that lead to an apartment unit, but no other victims or suspects were …

A 24-year-old man who was shot last week in Arlington died Monday night, authorities said. Police found the victim, Forrest Davis, wounded in the 2200 block of San Ramon Drive just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died about 11 p.m. Monday, police said. Michael Callihan(Tarrant County Jail) Officials arrested 20-year-old Michael …

One person was in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in North Dallas, police said. Officers were called about 1:10 p.m. to the 12800 block of Noel Road, south of Interstate 635 and east of the Dallas North Tollway, where one person shot another and fled the scene, a Dallas police spokesman said. The victim was taken to Texas …

A 2-year-old girl whose abduction from her San Antonio home set off a statewide Amber Alert on Monday evening was found safe Tuesday morning. Juan Treviño(Bexar County Sheriff’s Office) The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said Juan Treviño, 33, drove off with his daughter, Jaya, after assaulting the child’s mother Monday evening. They were found Tuesday morning in San Antonio after …

The 23-year-old man accused in a mass shooting at a party outside Greenville last month was released from jail Tuesday after officials said they’d found evidence likely to clear him of the crime. The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office recommended that the county’s district attorney drop the case against Brandon Ray Gonzales, who had been held on $1 million bail since …

An Arlington man has been found guilty of beheading his roommate and killing the man’s girlfriend in a gruesome 2017 double slaying. Hector Acosta-Ojeda(Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department) A Tarrant County jury convicted Hector Acosta-Ojeda, 30, of capital murder Tuesday after deliberating for more than five hours. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, and the trial’s punishment phase will begin Wednesday …

Two brothers were critically injured in a shooting Wednesday morning at a Fort Worth apartment complex, police said. The shooting was reported around 12:50 a.m. in the 4600 block of Altamesa Boulevard in southwest Fort Worth. Both victims were shot multiple times by an unknown suspect and taken to area hospitals in critical condition, police said. No information about the …

Three men were wounded and a suspect was still at large after a shooting at a Burleson home Wednesday morning, police said. The shooting happened around 2:10 a.m. in the 100 block of Northeast Timber Ridge Drive, police said. The victims, whose names haven’t been released, were part of a group of five in the home and are 21, 27 …

AUSTIN — Texans, who already don’t pay a statewide income tax, voted Tuesday to make it even more difficult for state leaders to ever impose the tax on them in the future. The constitutional ban was on its way to passing overwhelmingly, with Gov. Greg Abbott issuing a statement in praise of the vote. “Today’s passage of Prop 4 is …